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Stories from the field: SPLC legislation helps Louisiana youth receive second chance at school
By Eden Heilman Jessica* was a 10th-grader in a small school district outside of New Orleans when she withdrew from school because she was pregnant.…
Who Rescues the Injured Wildlife of Southern California?
The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center—operated by The Fund for Animals in partnership with The HSUS—is an oasis in Ramona, Calif., where orphaned and other…
Choosing to Have a Child
Two years ago, Martha Alanoca and her husband were trying unsuccessfully to start a family. In Bolivia, where Martha lives, the prohibitively high cost of…
Help Create a Tobacco-Free Generation by Shopping Tobacco-Free
Tobacco use is the nation’s number one preventable cause of death, killing 480,000 Americans and costing the nation $289 billion in health care bills and…
How the Down Syndrome Community Sugarcoats Difficult Realities About the Condition
By David Perry Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan declared October Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Ever since, too many efforts at awareness have relied on pictures of people…
Nonprofits: How to Be Your Own Social Media Guru, Using Engagement Data
By Farra Trompeter The leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice lattes are brewing. Yes friends, it’s fall, the perfect season to step back and…
Corporate Giving Doesn’t Have to Be Cash Only
By Celeste Amato Business owners across Maryland tell us that corporate philanthropy — charitable giving directed by a business entity — is highly rewarding to…
Help Move the Nonprofit Sector from an Overhead Myth to an Overhead Solution
By Jacob Harold, President and CEO, GuideStar In 2013, I joined with colleagues at BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator to write an open letter…
What Matters When Deciding Which Charity to Support
To the Donors of America: We write to correct a misconception about what matters when deciding which charity to support. The percent of charity expenses…
A Treasure of Not Only Black History, But American History as a Whole
By Demetria Irwin Black History Month was always an exciting time for me when I was in elementary school. As the child and grandchild of…
Is Your Company Running a “Healthy” Food Drive?
Each year, millions of food drives are run to support more than 50,000 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other organizations in the United States. …
What’s the Best Way to Market Your Charitable Giving?
By David Hagenbuch From the red Dell laptops for AIDS awareness to pink Nike high-tops for breast cancer research, more companies are embracing social causes…